A Critique of Three Journal Articles about Bullying

Directions for Professional Article Summary and Evaluation You must find 3 professional journal articleS on a topic of your choosing related to psychology, then compare, contrast and summarize the information from all 3 article together .Notice that website link should be provided with the paper. Your review should have four parts: First: Article Reference The article must be research based and from a professional, peer reviewed scientific journal. (If you¡¯re not absolutely certain the article you want to review is from a pro journal/source, check with me) You must provide a complete APA style reference for your article. This must include the full title of the article, the authors, and the journal, book or source for your article. Second: The Summary (1page) The summary should be about a page long complete but condensed version of the article. It should mention each of the main points stated in the article, for instance, if there is a paragraph in the article that discusses the effectiveness of a specific medication for depression, there should be at least one sentence that summarizes that point. The summary should be dry and factual. There should be none of your passion or voice in the summary and you should be careful not to present the passion or voice of the article author as if it were your own. This is not a report of on what you think is most relevant in the article, it is a factual summary of what the article is. There will be space for your opinion in the response section. Third: Critical Evaluation (1page) This section should be a page or so that evaluates the information offered in the article. The article is almost always making a claim of some sort. The author is almost always trying to convince you of something. Your job is to figure these things out and evaluate weather or not the article is convincing. Be skeptical but also be fair. This section should include but is not limited to questions like: What claims are being made? What evidence has been provided to support the claims( research study, expert opinion¡­)? Is the evidence credible (are the tests relevant, can they be repeated, examine validity and reliability). Did the author provide good examples and define terms well enough to make the point clear? What contemporary theoretical perspective in psychology best explains the claims being made? Fourth: Response (1.5 Pages) Also about a page, This is the place for you to offer your personal opinion. Do you agree or disagree with the claim (why or why not), Can you apply what the article said to something in your own life or experience¡­..I want to know what you think/ feel ¡­.about what you have learned.